“…10 Aberrant KPNA2 expression has been observed in various human cancers, including lung cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, cervical cancer, esophageal SCC, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer, bladder cancer, brain cancer, gastric cancer, upper tract urothelial carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, and colorectal cancer. [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] The KPNA2 overexpression is associated with tumor invasiveness and a poor prognosis in several malignancies. [16][17][18][19]25,27,28 Notably, it has been shown that KPNA2 can be secreted by cancer cells, 14 and higher KPNA2 levels have been detected in the serum samples of patients with lung, ovarian, and colorectal cancer compared with those in healthy controls.…”